Ryan Jesperson.com

Upcoming Performances

Spring 2011:The Invisible, Magic, Soccer Phone will be premiered in Middlefield, CT.

Fall 2010/Spring 2011:Hebdomas Squatinae will be performed on a Juventas concert in Boston, MA.

Fall 2010/Spring 2011: The UMKC Wind Symphony will be performing fragments and memories in Kansas City, MO.

Fall 2010/Spring 2011: Bobby Watson and the UMKC Big Band will premiere Rhapsody for Dean Moriarty in Kansas City, MO

October 9th, 2010: ...and those seven dwarfs will be performed on a Kids Club concert in Kansas City, MO. Peter Witte will narrate accompanied by the UMKC Graduate String Quartet.

August, 2010: Ashly Evans will premiere Birdsongs in Houston, TX.

July, 2010: Chris Belluscio will preform Boombox Serenade for trumpet and electronics in Brazil.

June 26th, 2010: Hebdomas Squatinae will be performed by the Luna Nova Ensemble at the Belvedere Festival in Memphis, TN.

June 7th , 2010: Farbenmusik will be performed by Amanda Arrington at the NACUSA East Coast Concert in New York, NY.

May 13th, 2010: The Miklos Quartet will perform Four Sleazy Dudes at the Windsor Arts Center in Windsor, CT.

May 7th, 2010: Diverse will perform A Funk for the Bunk and Waltz for Coltrane at The Diverse Composition Project in KC, MO.

April 24th, 2010: Chris Belluscio will premiere Boombox Serenade for trumpet and electronics in Boston, MA.

April 13th, 2010: HEADSinTALES will be performed at UMKC/KCAI ArtSounds in Kansas City, MO. Selections from Obscure Songs will be featured.

March 6th and 7th, 2010: "Indeed this very Love" from Sonnets from the Portuguese will be premierd by the KC Chorale in Kansas City, MO and Prairie Village, KS.

EVENT HISTORY

Welcome to the homepage of Ryan Jesperson - composer, arranger, pianist, and educator

-NEWS-

8/10

Hope you are enjoying the new website. I know that sometimes the flash menu doesn't work, so just click back to the homepage and it will work from there. I'll try and fix it asap.

Other good news: The Juventas New Music Group has chosen Hebdomas Squatinae [shark week] for a future concert date. I'll let you Boston people know the date and location as soon as I do.

7/13

Welcome to the new layout for Ryan Jesperson.com! I'll be updating the entire site over the next week, so please let me know what you think and if everything works. All the links should remain the same, but if something disappears or doesn't work I'd really appreciate a quick call or email. rjesperson@umkc.edu will suffice. Thanks and enjoy!

6/27

My work, Hebdomas Squatinae, was performed at the Belvedere Music Festival. A rough recording is available under the classical playlist. Luna Nova did a marvelous job and the festival was superb from start to finish. I must also thank Breen and Jean for their incredible hospitality and all the wonderful food.

5/28

I have now officially moved back to Hartford, CT. I'm working on some new music, including my dissertation, and working at the Ethel Walker Summer Arts Camp this summer.

I have posted some new recordings, Boombox Serenade can be found in the Classical playlist, while A Funk for the Bunk and Those Feelings can be found in the Jazz playlist. Enjoy!

10/20/2009

I have finished the first draft of the story for my opera. The working title is Songs from Behind the Curtain and if you want to read it I'd love to hear your comments. You can download a pdf of the story by clicking the title above. Let me know what you think. Enjoy. [the link now takes you to a second draft of the story. Comments are still appreciated - 1/2010]

For older news, please visit the News and Events History Page.

	Classical Works
	Jazz Works